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Rattle off Ecclesiastes 1 and 2 during ceremony (6)

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I believe the answer is:

recite

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'rattle off' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'2 during ceremony' is the wordplay.
'c' becomes 'ec' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'during' indicates putting letters inside.
'ceremony' becomes 'rite' (rite is a kind of ceremony).
'ec' going within 'rite' is 'RECITE'.

'ecclesiastes 1 and' is the link.
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(Other definitions for recite that I've seen before include "Intone" , "Repeat, recount" , "Repeat aloud from memory as for audience" , "Speak (eg, a poem)" , "Render verbally" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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